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| WindyJ Member Since: 18 Oct 2018 Location: France Posts: 190  |
Recently went 235/85 general grabber HTS60. Road tyre thats quite impressed me. Wont be using it for off road stuff.
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7th Dec 2018 7:02pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7907  
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Have a look at the Cooper AT3 maybe? James
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7th Dec 2018 7:51pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8096  
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for 99% road and mway they are quite loud AT3s Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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7th Dec 2018 9:58pm |
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| scotsstag Member Since: 17 Jun 2012 Location: D+G Posts: 535  
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Conti Cross Contact take some beating IMO. 04' 90 Td5 CSW..
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7th Dec 2018 10:38pm |
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| WindyJ Member Since: 18 Oct 2018 Location: France Posts: 190 |
Makes no sense having an AT tyre for road use: longer breaking distance, more prone to aquaplaning and less compliant handling. Take a look at the AutoBlid test and it’s hard to justify AT tyres in any road situation at all.
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8th Dec 2018 5:37am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2661
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Conversely I’ve found no appreciable difference in noise or fuel consumption between road tyres and ATs, so I have the latter as they last longer and work better when I do venture off road. As long as you drive it like a Land Rover and not a sports car the slight reduction in handling/grip is not noticeable.
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8th Dec 2018 7:42am |
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| WindyJ Member Since: 18 Oct 2018 Location: France Posts: 190 |
Surprisingly the AT treads are apparently quiet in comparison to highway tyres in the German test. I dont notice any difference between my for winter road ones and thr BFG AT i run in summer/off roading in that repect. I think it doesnt matter in a Defender!
Have noticed mpg difference but i dropped from 265 to 235 so not a direct comparison. Wet cold braking though its a massive difference, the german test showed AT take 20mtrs extra to stop, which could be difference between life and death. I know my BFG are getting on a bit but for me it feels like they would take 40mtrs more over the HTS60 i’m running now. |
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8th Dec 2018 7:53am |
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| corgi1 Member Since: 26 Feb 2017 Location: bucks Posts: 440  
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thanks gents will have a look at both
Pete |
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8th Dec 2018 8:47am |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2531 
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There is no valid reason for fitting AT's if you are 99% highway, of which 20% is motorway, due in the main to lower braking performance. There are plenty of road tyres manufactured for light trucks/SUV's, the General Grabber HTS being a good example as mentioned above. Defender 90XS SW
Mini Countryman Cooper S Morgan Plus 8 |
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8th Dec 2018 8:52am |
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| Thon Member Since: 22 Nov 2015 Location: Salisbury Plain Posts: 696
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Michelin Latitude Cross (supplied as original equipment on some Defenders, mine included) are a good tyre, and surprisingly good off road too.
An oldie but a goodie, still available. |
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8th Dec 2018 3:44pm |
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| corgi1 Member Since: 26 Feb 2017 Location: bucks Posts: 440
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Michelin seem to have good reviews as well
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8th Dec 2018 4:04pm |
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| oneten110 Member Since: 02 Jul 2011 Location: Wish I was still in France Posts: 741
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A friend has Michelin latitude an swears by them, especially in snow. He has been driving land rovers for lots of years and thinks they are the best tyres he has ever had in terms of overall performance.
I have a set of their predecessors Michelin XPC on standard Land Rover steel wheels and they offer good grip on both wet and dry tarmac, they are also suitable for the small amount of off road work I do these days. It is possible to corner on them hard enough to make them howl, in a 110. Oh and they seem to last for ages. |
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9th Dec 2018 10:39am |
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| foxhound Member Since: 02 Mar 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 363 
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I recently swapped Avon Rangemaster 7.5R16s for BFG AT K02 235/85/16s. They're great. noticeably quieter than the rangemasters on road, and slightly better mpg as well. I'm happy with them on road and off; and they're snow marked. 110 Defender 300tdi & Penman trailer with ally exped top and roof tent |
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12th Dec 2018 6:35pm |
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| corgi1 Member Since: 26 Feb 2017 Location: bucks Posts: 440
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thanks for all your replies much to think about but I do like the sound of the latitude cross, sounds like what I need unless someone has had them before and not been happy with them ?
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13th Dec 2018 9:41am |
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